xxii, 305 pages : 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-288)

Includes indexes

pt. 1. The letters of Ignatius in the Christian tradition: -- The theological role of the letters of Ignatius -- The three recensions -- The modern consensus -- Challenges to the consensus -- pt. 2. Literary character of the letters of Ignatius: -- Epistolary form -- Ignatius' rhetoric -- Semi-credal patterns and hymnic elements -- Quotations and allusions -- pt. 3. Historical and social context: -- Ignatius and the church in Antioch -- Ignatius' journey as history and as theater -- Boundaries within the church -- Ignatius' self-effacement -- The church and hellenistic society -- Ignatius in Rome -- pt. 4. Religious and intellectual background: -- Ignatius and the mystery religions -- Ignatius and Gnosticism -- Ignatius and Jewish Christianity -- Ignatius and Hellenistic Judaism -- Ignatius and popular Hellenistic culture -- p. 5. Ignatian themes: God -- Incarnation -- Eucharist -- Unity -- Ministry -- Flesh and spirit -- Fllesh and blood -- Faith and love -- Hope -- Passion and resurrection -- Beginning and end -- Attaining God -- Imitation -- Ephesians -- Magnesians -- Trallians -- Romans -- Philedelphians -- Smyrnaeans -- Polycarp

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